Shoji

Shoji Japanese sliding door is made out of wood and rice paper
As it can be seen, just by looking, you can feel the tradition, the word "Japanese" written inside the design. I think it is a really good example for uses of paper. Despite being innovative, it reflects tradition. In the link provided on the right o the page, it is a Shoji producer in Olalla, WA, USA.


Materials for ideal Shoji Screen for this company would be as follows:

Wood frame:
Quarter-sawn American Basswood (Linden), finished with a clear catalyzed lacquer for ease in cleaning and durability.

Grid Pattern:
Port Orford Cedar, planed smooth and left natural.
Both Basswood and Port Orford Cedar are a creamy blond/brown and work wonderfully together.

Papers:
*WARLON
-Warlon Paper, with PVC resin laminated on each side, is durable and washable and have only small amount of paper fiber.
-Warlon Acrylic looks like Warlon paper. Its thickness is 2mm and is resistant to water and weather. It can be used to replace glass.
-Haru Warlon looks like Warlon paper. It is a sticky-backed acrylic film for application to glass. It will make your windows look like shoji paper.

*Laminated Papers ( laminated onto both sides of a styrene core)
-White Unryu, a very soft-looking paper with long curly paper fibers.
-Amber Kinwashi is a Japanese paper with short clipped fibers.